Many people believe that Bill encouraged Hillary to run, believing that her election might wipe out the stain of his own impeachment and cast a more benign light on the disastrous second term of his presidency.
'As a general rule, on average, polling is pretty accurate. But polls are predictive -- they ask, "If the election were held today." The main problem with that, of course, is that the election isn't held today, and lots can happen in just a 24-hour news cycle.'